By: Jayne O’Donnell, www.usatoday.com Too much sugar is associated with type 2 diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay. But it can be so good and can seem addictive — even if it’s not. Should we tell our kids to cut it out? Maybe so. About two-thirds of kids have had at least one soda, fruit juice or sports drink on a given day, according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And nearly a quarter of children aged 12 to 19 in the U.S. have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, according to a separate, 2012 study in the journal Pediatrics. “We’re not talking about people in their latter stages of life,” says Shawn McIntosh,…
